Physical Education - Year 12 :: Queen Elizabeth High School

AS Physical Education - Year 12

There are two units at AS level:
Unit G451 - An introduction to Physical Education (is 60% of the AS unit and will count as 30% of the A2 grade)

Anatomy & Physiology [Section A]
Acquiring movement skills [Section B]
Socio-Cultural Studies relating to participation in physical activity [Section C]

Unit G452 - Acquiring, developing and evaluating practical skills in Physical Education (40% of the AS unit and will count as 20% of the A2 grade)

Practical performance in two practical activities or performance in one activity and either officiating or coaching in another
Evaluation of an external Individual Performance in one of your chosen practical activities

TEACHER 1 Anatomy & Physiology	TEACHER 2 Acquiring Movement Skills	TEACHER 3 Socio-Cultural Studies relating to participation in physical activity
Half Term 1 (September - October)
General Overview Joints: movements; muscles The role of muscular contraction Movement analysis of physical activity	Classification of abilities Definition & Characteristics of Motor Skills Classification of Skilful Performance continua Organisation of Skill & practice Phases/stages of movement skill learning that affect participation and performance in physical activity Types of guidance and their impact on effective performance and participation in a balanced, active and healthy lifestyle Practice methods & their impact on effective and efficient performance of movement skills Transfer of learning to develop effectiveness in physical activity	Participation in Physical Activity Physical Recreation and Outdoor Recreation Physical Education and Outdoor Education Sport The United Kingdom
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 2 (November - December)
Muscle fibre types in relation to choice of physical activity Warm up/cool-down Impact of different types of physical activity on the skeletal and muscular systems Basic concepts of Biomechanics	Theories relating to the learning of movement skills and the development of positive behaviours associated with a balanced, active and healthy lifestyle Reinforcement of movement skill learning and behaviours associated with a balanced, active and healthy lifestyle Motivation and arousal and their impact on young people’s participation, performance and aspirations in physical activity	The United States of America (USA) Australia
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 3 (January - February)
Response of the cardiovascular system to physical activity	Models of information processing and effectiveness in the learning and performance of movement skills Memory and its role in developing movement skills Reaction time and developing effective performance in physical activity Motor and executive programmes and their impact on the learning of movement skills	Funding of Physical Activity Bodies influencing and promoting participation Excellence and Participation in the UK
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 4 (March - April)
Response of the cardiovascular system to physical activity The response of the respiratory system to physical activity	Types of motor control and their impact on movement skill acquisition and competence in physical activity Schema theory and its role in developing movement skills and strategies Transfer of learning to develop effectiveness in physical activity	Performance Enhancing Products Sport, Sponsorship and the Media Violence in Sport The Olympic Games
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: No Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: No Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 5 (April - May)
Revision, Past papers, Preparation for External Moderation	Revision, Past papers, Preparation for External Moderation	Revision, Past papers, Preparation for External Moderation
External Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: No Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: Revision Day Cramlington HS	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: No Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Unit G452
The students will be introduced to the requirements at the start of term and will then revisit this element at a later date

Practical performance in two practical activities or performance in one activity and either officiating or coaching in another	Evaluation of an external Individual Performance in one of your chosen practical activities
Activity Identification Video Evidence Final Practical Assessments Practical Moderation * Students who are not participating in the Year 12 ski venture will need to provide video evidence from their family holiday. They should contact their teacher to clarify the requirements prior to going on their holiday	Introduction to verbal coursework Verbal Coursework assessment Moderation of the Evaluation of Individual Performance

Suggested course reading
OCR Physical Education AS. [Heinemann ISBN 978 0 435 466770]
OCR Physical Education AS Revision Guide. [Heinemann ISBN 978 0 435466 81 7]
www.ocr.org.uk - Specification or Past Paper / Mark Schemes or Coursework Guidance Booklet G452 / G454